"The bridge was there before I was born, and I don't know why it was built there, but I heard from Erniuzi that they often jumped down from the end of the river, and it was fun to make a splash bigger than anyone else."
Xi Cheng said enviously.
"Why didn't you go with them?"
"Grandpa never let me get close to the river, saying that there are spirits in it, and if I get caught, I can't get out again, hey, do you say there is such an evil door, they often show off to me, saying that the river is interesting and tight, there are a lot of shrimp and crabs, but I haven't seen spirits, I think grandpa must have lied to me."
Liu Xuzhu knew that Uncle Xi must have been frightened by what happened to Bai Qi'er back then, and he still had palpitations, so he didn't let Xi Cheng go down to the river, he touched Xi Cheng's round head, "Let's listen to your grandfather, he is just a relative like you, he must be a treasure, you still don't let him worry." ” Before the morning mist dissipated, Uncle Xi and Yan Tian'er had already hurried out of the door, preparing to go to the town to buy a coffin for the old Yan Tou'er, the two were silent, but they both thought about the same thing in their hearts, this old Yan Tou'er had been on the boat for almost his whole life, and he had never seen any strong winds and waves, how did he die, was he really entangled in aquatic plants, or was he like the Bai family ten years ago, he was killed by the unjust soul.
When she was about to walk to Laiyuan Bridge, Yan Tian'er finally couldn't help but speak, "Uncle Xi, I think the whole village shouldn't have slept well last night, that incident has always been a dead knot that cannot be untied in everyone's hearts, why don't we go and invite a master to come back this time and do something, even if my father's death has nothing to do with her, it can also calm the hearts of the villagers." ” Xi Bo knew that it was in vain to invite anyone back, but he was unwilling to refute him, he said yes, but his steps tightened, and he wanted to quickly go around the far bridge and walk outside the village.
But at this moment, Yan Tian'er stopped, pointed in the direction of the far bridge, her lips trembled for a long time, and she couldn't spit out a word.
"What's wrong?"
Xi Bo asked as he looked at his fingers, he froze, and the burden on his shoulders fell down his arm to the ground and spread out, revealing a few pieces of broken silver inside.
A breeze blew, blowing the morning mist away, revealing the scene the two of them saw more vividly: the two stone dogs at the entrance of the bridge seemed to be shorter than usual, and if you looked closely, you could find that their heads were missing, not only that, but the bodies of the two stone dogs were covered with blood, ticking into the dirt below them, staining the ground red.
"How could Uncle Xi be like this?
That's right, it's her who is back" Yan Tian'er couldn't say anything, he pulled Uncle Xi's sleeve, his face was pale like a piece of paper.
Xi Bo barely kept his composure, he stepped forward, dipped his fingers in a little liquid from the stone dog's body and put it under his nose and smelled it, the look on his face became more and more solemn, yes, this smell is the same as ten years ago, that day, the fortune teller dragged a desperately struggling black dog to the bridge, and cut off its head with a kitchen knife tied to a red rope, the black dog's blood was splashed all over the ground, and the gentleman dipped his hands in blood and smeared them on the two stone dogs.
"Let them guard the village gate, the stone dog will not break, the demon soul will not come out, and you will be able to keep you peaceful for a hundred years."
Uncle Xi stroked the headless neck of the stone dog, and his heart was cold, "A hundred years?
It's only been ten years, can't it hold you down?
” Several early villagers also saw this strange scene, they dropped their things, ran back to the village in a panic, woke up every family, and it didn't take long for a circle of people gathered around the bridge to Wuyang, everyone stood a few feet away, as if this distance could protect themselves from being hurt by something invisible.
Only Xi Bo stood beside the two headless stone dogs, his fingers still stained with fishy blood, and his eyes were thick and desolate.
Liu Xuzhu also walked over with Xi Cheng, he handed over the child to a woman, squeezed into the circle formed by the crowd, walked straight to Xi Bo, frowned and asked, "What's going on, is someone playing a prank?"
” Xi Bo shook his head slowly, "This stone dog was built to suppress her soul, presumably when the soul returns, the stone dog will lose its head." ” "Just a mere soul, dare to do this," Liu Xuzhu pulled out the green worm sword, and inserted it into the ground between the two stone dogs with a "swish", "I really don't believe in this evil, if I meet it next time, I will go to meet her for a while." ” Xi Bo saw that he was tall and serious, and a sense of respect suddenly rose in his heart, he knew that Liu Xujiao did not say this sentence with empty teeth and white teeth, he must have been angry in his heart, so he swore with his sword that he wanted to help the villagers remove a shadow that had lingered for ten years.
Xi Bo just wanted to say thank you, but his eyes were stung by something shining, he walked towards the bridge, but stopped halfway through, gasped, and didn't dare to take a step forward.
Seeing him like this, Liu Xuzhu drew his sword and followed, his eyes swept over Xi Bo's shoulder, and saw a row of straight footprints on the bridge deck, the footprints were originally stained with water, but in the hot July day, these watermarks were frozen, and under the light of the sun, these white ice edges not only did not melt, but shining, and there was a trace of white gas outward.
Seeing such a strange scene, a few timid women couldn't bear it anymore, and they fainted with their necks tilted back, Liu Xujiao did not retreat, he held the green worm sword in one hand, and walked forward along the footprints, no matter how Xi Bo shouted at him in the back, he didn't look back.
The other end of the bridge was immersed in a thick fog, and there was no end in sight, Liu Xujiao stared at the fog without blinking, and walked towards it with his head held high, and his figure disappeared inside after a while.
The fog was damp and cold, and after entering, the eyes and ears were filled with damp white gas, and I couldn't distinguish the direction at all, and even my thoughts drifted, and my head was dizzy, as if I was in another world.
"Woooooooooo......oo Woo woo woo ......"
A familiar singing voice came from not far away, Liu Xujiao held his breath and condensed, his eyes widened to see something standing a few feet away, but unfortunately, this fog was too thick, if it weren't for the glimmer of light emitted by the gem on the frog sword, he wouldn't even be able to see his body.
The soft hem of the "......" corner was brushed against his back, Liu Xujiao turned around quickly, wanting to grab the fabric, but he was still a step slower, and the silky texture slipped away quickly against his palm, leaving him only a touch of comfortable coolness.